Saint Louis University Softball
Saint Louis University fields a softball team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $822,218, below the median of $1.1M — $48,365 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 8 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 989, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,676,411 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,944 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 25)
The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 8
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$822,218 for the year
- Operating expenses$275,985 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$48,365 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,676,411 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,944 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$169,603 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christy Connoyer head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dustin Wengert | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Allison Reynolds | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division I roster spots7,038 305 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 48 2.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the softball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Softball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $822,218 $48,366 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,676,411
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $169,603
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $53,244
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Saint Louis University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 4 | 21 | $369k | — | 12% | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 7 | 18 | $392k | — | 57% | |
| Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 7 | 15 | $161k | — | 58% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 15 | 21 | $499k | — | 94% | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 17 | 22 | $694k | 1000 | 97% | |
| Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 18 | 23 | $691k | — | 66% | |
| Principia College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 13 | $102k | — | 44% | |
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 23 | 20 | $546k | — | 64% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 48 | 22 | $111k | — | 95% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 49 | 20 | $155k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 76 | 21 | $180k | — | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 82 | 22 | $417k | — | 84% |
Other softball programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham University room for 6 | 19 | $1.7M | $91,406 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Washington University room for 4 | 21 | $1.5M | $71,304 | 1000 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago room for 7 | 18 | $1.2M | $65,447 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island room for 2 | 23 | $1.2M | $50,519 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Dayton room for 6 | 19 | $1.1M | $58,073 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Mason University room for 2 | 23 | $831k | $36,143 | 986 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University room for 8 | 17 | $822k | $48,365 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University room for 6 | 19 | $752k | $39,588 | 996 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University room for 3 | 22 | $598k | $27,170 | 996 | vs |
Every Atlantic 10 Conference softball program · Softball budgets ranked